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Democratic supporter Russ Shaw, of Tech London Advocates, and Republican supporter Malin Bogue, a British-American who has worked in Westminster and on Capitol Hill, answer some more of your questions.

How long will it take for the establishment to realise the importance of reconnecting with the ordinary people?

Russ: "If there is something good that will come of this election, it will be about connecting with ordinary people. I think on both sides of the campaign, this is coming out very strong and must be addressed in a bi-partisan way. Working class Americans are paying a very high price for dysfunctional and grid-locked government."

Malin: "It's one of those things that's easy to say, and harder to do. The world isn't split between "ordinary people" and "establishment," and people don't always assign themselves the category that others would assign them. People have one foot, usually, in each category - and also, "ordinary people" aren't a homogenous group."

What happened to Republican values?

Russ: "I am concerned about the Republican Party that I knew from my younger days, especially as a Young Republican. I think after this election, the party needs to do some very deep soul-searching to understand who it is and who it represents; although I am now a Democrat, I do think it is important to have a strong Republican Party—that can challenge but also cooperate."

Malin: "Good question! Historically, the two main parties have sort of swapped sides back and forth a couple of times - maybe we're in the middle of one of these long trajectory changes again. "Republican values" mean something different to a lot of people; they mean one thing to the evangelical right, and another to a "California republican" like me who's looking for lower taxes and a non-activist judiciary. I hope the party can rediscover some of its more positive, Reaganite spirit."

Why do the Americans not talk about their policies?

Russ: "I have very concerned in this election that policies have not been discussed—we witnessed three Presidential debates, and rarely did ‘policy’ get discussed; one candidate, Hillary Clinton, has many policy points prepared—the other candidate, Donald Trump really has not put forward any policy positions, other than through sound bites. That is a shame because it focuses the election on character and personality (which is important), but sadly at the expense of policies that will be implemented—I would like to see Americans demand more of this in future elections."

Malin: "We talk about them a lot! This is one reason why voters like me are so frustrated with this election - neither the candidates nor the media seem either willing or able to cut through the personality and character aspects to talk about policy, and this is a reflection on the low caliber of both main candidates. There are complaints in every election cycle - both British and American - that there's too much personal campaigning and not enough in-depth policy discussion, but this particular US election cycle is really an anomaly in terms of how bad this has gotten."

Who do you think will win?

In the Democratic camp, Russ Shaw says: "I think Hillary will win. She will win at least 300 electoral college votes. She will have a decisive victory.

Maran Turner adds: "I think she will win by a far slimmer margin. There will be an issue that we have to deal with. There is a percentage of the population that say they won't accept the election result."

In the Republican camp, Alexander Sundstrom accept that Hillary Clinton is the favourite to win but says that Trump is "now inside the Brexit margin" if you look at the polls, and there could be a surprise.

Malin Bogue says: "I think Hillary will win a large majority in the electoral college and maybe 50, 55 per cent in the popular vote, so a lot less than people might think. The bookies are often right more than the polls these days and it is very interesting that 75% of the money is on Clinton but 65% of the bets are on Trump."

I am a Somali girl in Kenya as a refugee. My question is will Donald Trump help or harm the world - especially women and children who are displaced worldwide?

Sadri Jama Mohamed asks this next question.

On the Democrat side, Maran Turner says: "Trump, if he gets in on Tuesday, God forbid, we are a country of sound rule of law and we will weather the storm. The reality is we don't really know what a Trump presidency looks like or who would be in his Cabinet. Our best hope is that he would be impeached in his first 100 days."

Russ Shaw adds: "Someone like [Clinton] would have a depth of experience and an understanding of the issues."

On the Republican side, Malin Bogue says: "I will very much be sharing [the Democrats] nervousness."

But she insists: "I don't worry that he will start a nuclear war because there are 15 people between the President and the person who pushes the button."

She says she respect Clinton more because of her willingness to help out when other country's are in need, rather than someone who would back away from tackling the global agenda.

What would happen to America's world standing if Hillary Clinton gets elected?

Russ Shaw says: "Much of the world will breathe a sigh of relief because they will understand there is a woman in the White House who will appreciate the continuity of what America stands for. If Trump is elected the world will shudder, wondering where is this country going for?"

Republican Alexander Sundrstrom says: "Trump would be different. The philosophical difference is pursuing the interests of the American people, rather than globally."

Why did Hillary Clinton take so long to win the support of Bernie Sanders' followers?

Can you blame people for voting Trump when they are just ignored by "mainstream" parties who refuse to talk about problems? Is Trump a sign that the system (in the west in general) is broken?

Chris Burton asks this question - thank you, keep them coming.

Malin Bogue says: "The President is also supposed to be a leader. In different ways I don't think either of these candidates demonstrate much on the leadership front.

"I don't blame people for supporting Donald Trump. If people haven't been presented with alternatives that pose better solutions, then I can't blame them.

"The American primary system is not necessarily constructed in a way that you get the best candidates."

She admits that she is a Republican but cannot get behind Trump, whereas Hillary Clinton has managed to win the support of Democrats who had previously supported her rival Bernie Sanders. Indeed, Mr Sanders has been out on the stump campaigning for her, she points out.

Hillary Clinton has allegedly made $250m in her time as Secretary of State, a figure she has not denied. How much money will she make if she becomes President, and is it proper for a public servant to profit from public service in this way?

That's the next question, from David Durham.

Maran Turner, executive director of charity Freedom Now, says that Clinton will not profit from the presidency. "There is a false equivalency of trying to compare her to him. There are some ethical issues we have with Hillary and she is not the top choice for office for many of us, but if we are talking about ethics, we can;'t have that conversation without talking about her opponent."

Alexander Sundstrom hits backs: "Trump is able to seize the mantle of populist positions because nobody else is seizing them. I think he recognises a nationalist opportunity. He's choosing his positions based on what he think the public wants. He is independently wealthy enough. He doesn't need to sustain himself with a steady stream of corporate money like Hillary Clinton."

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Democrat supporter Russ Shaw says Trump is not a man who pays taxes. "For hard working people who pay their taxes fairly every year, that is a real insult."

What plans do the two candidates have to fix social security since it is not even able to do a decent cost of living but the rate for Medicare keeps going up?

That's the question asked by Marla Boyd, in Kentucky.

Russ Shaw of Tech London Advocates, on Trump's policies: "What is he going to do about social security? The few things he has said have been really alarming. Hillary has been very clear on her policies."

He says Clinton wants to increase taxes for rich Americans while Trump is calling for "a very dramatic tax cut" which he does not believe adds up.

But Republican Alexander Sundstrom says: "I wouldn't say one candidate has more detailed policies than the other, they are just diametrically opposed."

Trump will support social security "in its traditional form", he adds.

Hillary knows what's in the emails? Why doesn't she just be honest if she has nothing to hide?"

Our moderator Asa Bennett kicks off the debate with a question about Hillary Clinton's emails.

Alexander Sundstrom, board member of Republicans Overseas, says the "trove of 650,000 emails" meant that the FBI had to say something because if a "smoking gun" appears after the election and nothing had been said it would not be a good state of affairs.

Malin Bogue, a British-American who has worked in Westminster and on Capitol Hill, says "ignorance isn't innocence and they haven't really helped themselves by trying to remove it from debate.. they should address it head on".

The FBI has obtained a warrant to begin searching newly discoveredemails belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide of Hillary Clinton, with Clinton's use of emails also in the spotlight.

There is no sign that this new investigation will be completed by election day and it seems that Clinton will have to fight the final week of her campaign with unspecified allegations hanging over her.